Talha played an important role in the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Camel, in which he died.
18 Facts About Talha
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Talha's lineage meets with that of Muhammad at Murra ibn Ka'b.
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Talha was said to have been one of the first eight converts.
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Talha gave them some Syrian garments and mentioned that the Muslim community in Medina had said that their prophet was slow to arrive.
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Talha was made the brother in Islam of Sa'id ibn Zayd.
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Talha and Sa'id missed fighting at the Battle of Badr because Muhammad sent them as scouts to locate Abu Sufyan's caravan.
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Talha distinguished himself at the Battle of Uhud by keeping close to Muhammad while most of the Muslim army fled.
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Talha protected Muhammad's face from an arrow by taking the shot in his own hand, as a result of which his index and middle fingers were cut.
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Talha was hit twice in the head, and it was said that he suffered a total of 39 or 75 wounds.
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Toward the end of the battle, Talha fainted from his heavy injuries, Abu Bakar soon reached their location to check Muhammad condition first, who immediately instructing Abu Bakar to check the condition of Talha, who already passed out due to his severe bloodloss.
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Talha fought at the Battle of the Trench and all the campaigns of Muhammad.
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Talha is included among the ten to whom Paradise was promised.
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Talha had at least fifteen children by at least eight different women.
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Talha was described as a dark-skinned man with a great deal of wavy hair, a handsome face and a narrow nose.
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Talha walked swiftly and, when nervous, he would toy with his ring, which was of gold and set with a ruby.
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Talha's enterprises included the initiation of al-Qumh agricultural work among his community.
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Talha was said to have accumulated his lucrative properties and wealth by exchanging those that he acquired from the battle of Khaybar for the properties in Iraq that were possessed by Arab Hejazi settlers there and from the transaction of several land properties in Hadhramaut with Uthman.
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Talha is said to have drawn profits from his lifetime of trade in Syria and Yemen.